Boston subway

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The Boston subway, officially known as the MBTA or "the T," is one of the oldest public transit systems in the United States, serving the Greater Boston area with an extensive network of underground and surface rail lines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public transportation system
rapid transit system
beganOperation 1897
colorCodeSystem Blue Line is colored blue
Green Line is colored green
Orange Line is colored orange
Red Line is colored red
connectsWith Logan International Airport via Blue Line and Silver Line
MBTA bus network
MBTA commuter rail
country United States
electrification overhead catenary on light rail lines
third rail on heavy rail lines
farePolicy distance-insensitive flat fare on subway lines
fareSystem CharlieCard smart card
CharlieTicket magnetic stripe ticket
linked to: CharlieTicket
governingBody Massachusetts Department of Transportation oversight
hasInterchangeStation Downtown Crossing
Government Center
North Station
Park Street
South Station
hasLine Blue Line
Green Line
Mattapan Trolley
Orange Line
Red Line
Silver Line (bus rapid transit)
linked to: Silver Line
hasRollingStockType heavy rail subway cars
light rail streetcars
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts
modeOfTransport commuter rail connection
light rail
rapid transit
nickname the T
notableAs one of the oldest subway systems in the United States
officialAbbreviation MBTA
officialName Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
linked to: MBTA
openedFirstSection Tremont Street Subway
operator Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
linked to: MBTA
owner Commonwealth of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts
primaryHub Downtown Boston
safetyAuthority Federal Transit Administration oversight
serves Greater Boston
serviceArea Boston metropolitan area
linked to: Greater Boston
serviceType surface rail
underground rail
trackGauge narrow gauge on some light rail segments historically
standard gauge on heavy rail lines

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Charlie on the MTA associatedLocation Boston subway
subject linked to: song "Charlie on the MTA"
CharlieTicket fareMediaFor MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
Davis partOfNetwork MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
MBTA Orange Line bridge near Wellington partOfNetwork MBTA subway system
linked to: Boston subway
Wellington station partOfSystem MBTA subway
subject linked to: Wellington Station (MBTA)
linked to: Boston subway
Wollaston station servesSystem MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
Ashmont branch partOf MBTA subway system
linked to: Boston subway
The RIDE complements MBTA subway system
linked to: Boston subway
Porter (MBTA station) partOfSystem MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
Park Street partOfSystem MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
Aquarium station (MBTA Blue Line) partOfNetwork MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
MBTA Orange Line system MBTA subway
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MBTA Green Line partOf MBTA subway system
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MBTA Blue Line partOfNetwork MBTA subway system
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Quincy Adams fareSystem MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
MBTA Commuter Rail network connectsWith MBTA subway system
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Ashmont partOfSystem MBTA subway
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Quincy Adams station partOfSystem MBTA subway
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Woodland station fareZone MBTA subway system
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Red Line (MBTA) partOf MBTA subway system
subject linked to: Red Line
linked to: Boston subway
Orange Line (MBTA) partOf MBTA subway system
subject linked to: Orange Line
linked to: Boston subway
Arlington station partOf MBTA subway system
linked to: Boston subway
Boston urban core servedBy MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
Green Line (MBTA) system MBTA subway
subject linked to: Green Line
linked to: Boston subway
Park Street station partOf MBTA subway system
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Boylston station partOf MBTA subway system
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Kenmore station partOf MBTA subway system
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Wellington station partOfNetwork MBTA subway
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Kendall/MIT station partOfNetwork MBTA subway system
linked to: Boston subway
State station partOf MBTA subway system
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MBTA Ashmont Branch partOfNetwork MBTA subway system
linked to: Boston subway
State Street station partOfSystem MBTA subway network
subject linked to: State Street MBTA station
linked to: Boston subway
MBTA Mattapan High-Speed Line partOf MBTA subway system
linked to: Boston subway
Symphony station partOfSystem MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
Charlie modeOfTransport Boston subway
Charlie setting Boston subway system
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Butler station partOfSystem MBTA subway system
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E publicTransitSystem MBTA subway
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Back Bay station partOfSystem MBTA subway system
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Fields Corner station isInSystem MBTA subway system
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Downtown Crossing station fareSystem MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
Downtown Crossing station partOfNetwork MBTA subway system
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Lechmere partOfSystem MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
Revere Beach station system MBTA subway system
subject linked to: Revere Beach MBTA station
linked to: Boston subway
Central Avenue station partOfNetwork MBTA subway system
linked to: Boston subway
Broadway–South Boston system MBTA subway system
linked to: Boston subway
State partOfSystem MBTA subway
linked to: Boston subway
E Branch system Boston MBTA rapid transit system
linked to: Boston subway
Suffolk Downs partOf Boston rapid transit network
linked to: Boston subway
Wonderland station isPartOf Boston metropolitan transit network
subject linked to: Wonderland MBTA station
linked to: Boston subway